Toronto blessingn.

Brit.

/təˌrɒntəʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ/, U.S.

/təˌrɑn(t)oʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ/,

/təˌrɔn(t)oʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– Toronto Blessing, 1900s– Toronto blessing.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Toronto , blessing n.

Etymology: < Toronto, the name of the capital city of the province of Ontario in Canada, where the phenomenon came to prominence + blessing n.

With the. A manifestation of religious ecstasy, characterized by mass fainting, hysterical laughter, speaking in tongues, etc., in those who undergo it, associated with an evangelical Christian revival and its fellowship meetings, the first of which was at a Toronto church in early 1994.

ΚΠ

1994 Times 18 June 12 One vicar was forced to cancel an evening service of holy communion and remove the chairs from the nave because so many of his congregation were lying on the floor after experiencing the ‘Toronto blessing’.

1996 Guardian 16 Dec. ii. 3/1 They claim a direct experience of God and the Holy Spirit and, under the influence of the Toronto Blessing, collapse in hysterical laughter or bark like dogs.

2000 P. A. Bramadat Church on World's Turf 161 Since the rise of the ‘Toronto Blessing’, the gift of tongues has become a topic of debate among IVCF students.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toronto blessing
释义	Toronto blessingn. Brit. /təˌrɒntəʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ/, U.S. /təˌrɑn(t)oʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ/, /təˌrɔn(t)oʊ ˈblɛsɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– Toronto Blessing, 1900s– Toronto blessing. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Toronto , blessing n. Etymology: < Toronto, the name of the capital city of the province of Ontario in Canada, where the phenomenon came to prominence + blessing n. With the. A manifestation of religious ecstasy, characterized by mass fainting, hysterical laughter, speaking in tongues, etc., in those who undergo it, associated with an evangelical Christian revival and its fellowship meetings, the first of which was at a Toronto church in early 1994. ΚΠ 1994 Times 18 June 12 One vicar was forced to cancel an evening service of holy communion and remove the chairs from the nave because so many of his congregation were lying on the floor after experiencing the ‘Toronto blessing’. 1996 Guardian 16 Dec. ii. 3/1 They claim a direct experience of God and the Holy Spirit and, under the influence of the Toronto Blessing, collapse in hysterical laughter or bark like dogs. 2000 P. A. Bramadat Church on World's Turf 161 Since the rise of the ‘Toronto Blessing’, the gift of tongues has become a topic of debate among IVCF students. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1994
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